Freshman Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib was just sworn in earlier this week, but she’s already making headlines: Her use of the word “motherfucker” to describe President Trump has launched another exciting round of debate about decorum and civility in American politics. The country is divided along predictable lines: Trump followers who were untroubled when the president bragged about grabbing “women by the pussy” have rediscovered their ability to be outraged, centrists are offering extremely sincere advice to left-wing politicians, the president, who famously cheated on his third wife with an adult actress, says Tlaib is dishonoring her family, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling bullshit on the whole news cycle. Lost in all the noise, however, are the people hit hardest by Tlaib’s comments: journalists who have to report on the issue without using the word “motherfucker.” It’s the toughest challenge the fourth estate has faced since Anthony Scaramucci accused Steve Bannon of trying to “suck his own cock.” Here are the Congresswoman’s comments:
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